Pioneering research on RNA and gene regulation earns Croucher Innovation Award

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Dr Kwok Chun-kit, Assistant Professor from the Department of Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), has won the Croucher Innovation Award 2019 from Croucher Foundation.

He has been recognised for his pioneering research on exploring the relationship between RNA (ribonucleic acid) and gene regulation as well as its link to human diseases such as cancer. His work has tremendous potential for scientific discoveries and applications.

The Croucher Foundation presented awards to nine distinguished scholars from three local universities in 2019 in appreciation of their outstanding research achievements. Dr Kwok and another CityU scientist received the Croucher Innovation Award 2019, which carries a value of up to $5 million over five years.

Dr Kwok said he felt honoured to receive the award and he thanked the Croucher Foundation for its trust in his work. He was also grateful to CityU, the Department of Chemistry and other funding bodies for their strong support.

Period14 Apr 2020

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TitlePioneering research on RNA and gene regulation earns Croucher Innovation Award
DescriptionThere are a lot of RNAs (ribonucleic acid) playing important role in our bodies, but so far scientists’ basic research on RNA is insufficient. To fill the gap, Dr Kwok Chun-kit, Assistant Professor from the Department of Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed new technologies to identify and examine the structure and mechanism of coding RNA (mRNA), which are likely to be applied to studying long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) and other RNA classes.

Dr Kwok's pioneering research on exploring the relationship between RNA and gene regulation as well as its link to human diseases such as cancer has won him the Croucher Innovation Award 2019 from Croucher Foundation. His work has tremendous potential for scientific discoveries and applications.
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Media name/outletCityU NewsCentre
PlaceHong Kong
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Producer/AuthorCathy Choi
Date14/04/20
Linkhttps://www.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2020/04/14/pioneering-research-rna-and-gene-regulation-earns-croucher-innovation-award
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PlaceHong Kong
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Date14/04/20
Linkhttps://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20200414/00176_058.html
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Media name/outlet香港商報
PlaceHong Kong
Media typeWeb
Producer/Author周偉立
Date14/04/20
Linkhttps://www.hkcd.com/content/2020-04/14/content_1188053.html
Title云爾錄 : 城大研RNA防癌獲裘槎獎
Description城市大學化學系助理教授郭駿傑對核糖核酸（RNA）的開創性研究，有助了解RNA與基因調控，以至阻止癌症形成。研究獲裘槎基金會頒發前瞻科研大獎2019。
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PlaceHong Kong
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Producer/Author紀曉風
Date14/04/20
Linkhttps://www1.hkej.com/dailynews/article/id/2433584/